Swiss National Reptile Databank

Meyer Andreas; Sylvain Ursenbacher

doi:10.15468/2kr56b

Swiss National Reptile Databank

Citation

Andreas M, Ursenbacher S, Bohnenstengel T (2023). Swiss National Reptile Databank. Swiss National Biodiversity Data and Information Centres – infospecies.ch. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/2kr56b accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-11-10.

Description

This dataset presents Reptile occurrence records from Switzerland and adjacent areas. Data sources are literature, museum collections and field observations. The latter and most important resource is provided by a small network of volunteer collaborators, regional representatives of the Swiss Coordination Office for Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (https://infofauna.ch/fr/services-conseil/reptiles-karch) as well as environmental impact studies, national and regional inventories, monitoring, field work for Red Lists and academic work (2023-12-10: 245'750 records). In order to protect sensitive species, occurrence data is generally provided as annual presence reported per 5x5km/10x10km grid cell. The period covered by the data extends from 1800 to the present day. All data provided have been subject to a validation procedure.

Taxonomic Coverages

Reptilia

Anguidae
rank: family
Colubridae
rank: family
Emydidae
rank: family
Gekkonidae
rank: family
Lacertidae
rank: family
Phyllodactylidae
rank: family
Viperidae
rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Switzerland and adjacent area

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Meyer Andreas
originator
info fauna
Av. de Bellevaux 51
Neuchâtel
CH-2000
CH
email: andreas.meyer@infofauna.ch

Sylvain Ursenbacher
originator
info fauna
Av. de Bellevaux 51
Neuchâtel
CH-2000
CH
email: sylvain.ursenbacher@infofauna.ch

Thierry Bohnenstengel
metadata author
info fauna
Av. de Bellevaux 51
Neuchâtel
CH-2000
CH
email: thierry.bohnenstengel@infofauna.ch

Thierry Bohnenstengel
administrative point of contact
info fauna
Av. de Bellevaux 51
Neuchâtel
CH-2000
CH
email: thierry.bohnenstengel@infofauna.ch